David R. DávilaVillers
Brief Academic Vitae
Academic
degrees
1994
PhD
in Government, University of Essex
1985 Doctorate
in Social History, University of Paris
1982 DÉA in Social History, University of
Paris
1981 BA Honors
in Sociology, UAM of Mexico
Distinctions
Outstanding scholar of the 21st
Century, International
Biographical Centre UK; included in Marquis Who’s Who in the World; UK Overseas
Research Scholarship Award (not used); Foreign Commonwealth Office doctoral scholarship;
Highest commendation for dissertation in Social History, University of Paris; French
scholarship for doctoral studies; Conacyt Outstanding Mexican Student; Inesprome
Mexican excellent students scholarship.
Languages
Fluent English, French and Spanish, also German
(Grundstufe),
Italian and Portuguese
Teaching/administrative
experience
Professor of International Relations and Political
Science, University of the Americas-Puebla (1992-2012); Visiting Professor
Appalachian State University (July 2008, July 2007, June 2004, June 2002, June
2001 and Aug 1999-June 2000); Visiting Professor Texas A&M-Kingsville
(May-July 1998); Chair, Department of International Relations and History,
UDLA-Puebla (1994-1997); Coordinator of the US Studies Program, UDLA-Puebla
(1994-96); Teaching assistant, University of Essex (1991-1992)…
Teaching areas
International Relations, Comparative Politics
(Latin
America), Latin American Foreign Policies, American Government, Research
Methods…
Publications
26 articles in journals (14 in English,
12 in Spanish), 32 articles in newspapers (all in
Spanish), 7 chapters in books (4 in English,
3 in Spanish) and 2 edited books
(both in English).
Recent…
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Mexican political
development and its influence on Central America, chapter 5 of Udogu, Ike
(2012). The Developing World.
Scarecrow Press
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“The UN Human Rights Declaration:
Unfulfilled Promises” at the 5th
International Congress of Sociology- Ensenada Proceedings. ISBN:
978-607-607-115-1 September 25-28, 2012
Forthcoming…
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Social violence (chapter of a book in
Spanish to be published January 2014 by BUAP)
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The UN Universal Human Rights Declarations
(article in Spanish to be published January 2014 in Metapolítica)
Congresses, interviews and
radio programs
106 conference papers (68 in English, 38 in Spanish), 24
participations as panel president, coordinator or discussant (19
in English, 5 in Spanish), 6
interviews to the media (1 in English, 5 in Spanish) and 113 radio programs (all
in Spanish, between 1996-1999)
Administrative
experience
1989 Department Head of International Relations, Mexican
Institute of Cinematography (promoting Mexican films in international festivals
and markets)
1986-89 Department
Head against Disloyal Practices in International Trade, Mexican Under-Ministry
of Foreign Trade (defending Mexican-based exporters at international markets: countervailing
duties, dumping and other non-tariff barriers)
1986 Coordinator
of Research and Publications, OAS/92 Program (preparing reports on special
education for marginalized urban and rural zones)
